60s: I have a store

Chapter 100 Reactions from all parties
"Such a big thing, why are you reporting it to me now?"

As expected, Section Chief Zheng was also criticized.

The words "earn foreign exchange" made them realize the seriousness of the problem. Their steel mills also wanted to export and earn foreign exchange for the country!

"Where's Yimin? Go find him and bring him back."

Then, Director Ding hurried to report the situation to Director Hu.

When Director Hu learned the news, he was first surprised, then shocked, then unbelievable, and finally uttered almost the same words.

He immediately called to inquire about the news and confirm the truth of the matter.

As the director of the No. 1 Steel Plant, he naturally has a wide network of contacts, so it is no problem for him to get some information.

It wasn't long before he got the exact news.

Shocked beyond measure.

Noodles can be exported, and they are very popular overseas. Who can I complain to?
The problem is that Zhou Yimin is an employee of their steel plant! They are unwilling to accept that the price is lowered to other factories. Of course, they also know that it is a bit funny for a steel plant to produce noodles.

But "foreign exchange"! If you can really earn foreign exchange, why can't a steel plant set up a small factory to produce noodles? What's the harm in being laughed at a few times?

"Director, when will the reward for Comrade Zhou Yimin's invention of the solar cooker be distributed?" Director Ding asked.

Although you were given a job quota, it feels like it’s not enough, right?

Could it be that he was dissatisfied with the reward for the solar cooker because he gave the noodle factory some ideas and even taught it the technology? Director Ding had already proposed at the meeting to increase Zhou Yimin's reward.

Although the factory agrees, there is no specific plan on how to reward them.

As Zhou Yimin's leader, he must strive to provide sufficient benefits for his subordinates.

"Let's have a meeting later and discuss this carefully." Factory Director Hu and Director Ding had the same idea.

Perhaps, he really went to the noodle factory because he was not satisfied with the reward for inventing the solar cooker.

If Zhou Yimin knew what they were thinking, he would definitely cry out that he was wronged.

You guys have too big an imagination.

Instant noodles are really not suitable for production in steel mills!

It is said that after Zhao Zhenguo left the steel plant, he came to the courtyard where Zhou Yimin lived, but as expected, he came back empty-handed.

Luo Dapeng took the cigarette from Zhao Zhenguo and told him, "Yimin must still be in Zhoujiazhuang. He often goes back to visit his grandparents during this period."

"Do you know the way?"

"I know him. I've been there two or three times." Luo Dapeng told him so much only after learning that this man was Director Li's son and Zhou Yimin's "cousin".

"Brother, can you take me there?"

Luo Dapeng was embarrassed: "I don't have a bicycle, and Zhoujiazhuang is a bit far!"

"I'll go to the street office to borrow one. Let's go now." Zhao Zhenguo couldn't wait any longer. Thinking of the leader in the factory, how could he dare to let him wait?

Soon, he borrowed a bicycle from Zhao Zhenguo, and the two of them rode at full speed towards Zhoujiazhuang.

As soon as the two of them left, Section Chief Wang arrived.

An old lady was surprised. Why are so many people looking for Yimin today?
It would be fine if it was people from the steel plant coming, but it was a bit unusual for people from the noodle factory to come.

Yimin and the noodle factory have nothing to do with each other, right?

When Section Chief Wang learned that Zhou Yimin was in his hometown in the countryside, he immediately found Zhou Dazhong and asked him to go back and invite Zhou Yimin back.

Zhou Dazhong did not hesitate and rode his tricycle to Zhoujiazhuang. At this time, Zhou Yimin was still walking on the river bank and saw that the vegetables on the riverbed were already as high as a finger.

"It's growing very fast!" said Zhou Yimin.

It's not even a few days yet. At this growth rate, some vegetables will be ready for harvest in 20 to 30 days. By then, the village will have an additional income.

He had already discussed with Section Chief Wang that the vegetables here were purchased exclusively by the steel plant, and the price was slightly higher than that of the supply and marketing cooperative. The old branch secretary and his men were quite satisfied with this result.

"How can it not be happy if you serve me every day?" the old branch secretary said with a smile.

not kidding.

Because the crops on the riverbed belonged to the village and did not need to be handed over, everyone worked very hard and paid more attention to them, even more than the crops on the farmland.

Of course, the reason why it can grow so fast is also because the soil is fertile.

Zhou Yimin secretly thought it was a pity that there was no plastic film, otherwise greenhouse cultivation would be faster and could even be carried out in winter.

It’s not that there is no plastic film in this era, but the production is low. You know, plastic film is polyethylene, which is made from petroleum.

However, my country is currently an oil-poor country, and all by-products of oil refining are relatively scarce.

Fortunately, the Daqing oilfield was discovered last year.

Only when the Daqing oilfield is exploited on a large scale can my country truly shake off the label of an oil-poor country.

The discovery and exploitation of the Daqing Oilfield has had a huge impact on my country's industrial development.

"That's the bean stick over there, it might take a little longer." The old branch secretary said, pointing ahead.

Bean sticks are beans, which is what people in the northerners call them.

Speaking of beans, Zhou Yimin thought of some funny things about beans in later generations.

Rumor has it that it is a shadow that Shandong people cannot get rid of throughout their lives, and some even get food poisoning from eating beans. When Zhou Yimin heard this, he was really shocked.

Bean poisoning?

It was really strange. Why did he get poisoned? As a southerner, he ate beans a lot and had never heard of beans being poisonous.

However, the Shandong people spoke very convincingly, as if it were really the case.

"The field next to it is planted with tomatoes." The old branch secretary continued to point to Zhou Yimin.

Fortunately, they also call it tomato here, instead of calling it persimmon like some places in Northeast China.

Zhou Yimin had some questions. Tomatoes are called persimmons in some places in Northeast China. So what are their persimmons called?
Not only tomatoes, but also sweet potatoes have different names in many places in China. We can understand names like sweet potatoes and yams, but there is also something called taro.

Sweet potato is called taro, so what is taro called?
"Fortunately, you built a water pressure well. Otherwise, these crops would have no chance to grow." The old branch secretary sighed.

Their village is really lucky.

Not only can we use the pressure well, but we also have a large piece of land (river bed). Most importantly, we don’t have to hand over anything to the village, and everything grown on the land belongs to the village.

Just then, someone complained to the old branch secretary that Zhou Dafu and several others had disappeared again.

The old branch secretary is not a fool, how could he not know the reason?
Don't think they were being very secretive, in fact everyone knew it. However, going into the mountains to hunt was too risky, and now that there was a way to survive in the village, everyone just tacitly agreed not to expose it.

If you are interested, you can go into the mountains, but at your own risk.

As for what they gained from going into the mountains, they were not jealous.

"Okay, they don't want work points, let them go." The old branch secretary didn't want to stop them. Their parents didn't stop them, so why should he stop them?
Of course, there are other reasons besides this. The deer was killed by Chow Tai Fook and his team. Now the villagers can eat potatoes, thanks to Chow Tai Fook and his team.

(End of this chapter)